My heart jolted awake panic unchained

My heart jolted awake, panic unchained,

the clock’s hands held their breath, the darkness unfurled.

I missed my alarm, all the plans now ingrained,

a job slipped away like sand, dreams unwhirled.

A cracked phone glows with messages bleak,

in the quiet of morning, regret takes a seat.

What’s lost is a shadow, too heavy to speak,

the weight of the hours that slipped from my feet.